Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cotton reel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: cot-ton reel
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spool, or bobbin used to keep cotton thread tidy.

noun

A Scottish highland country dance. A 4x40 bar reel for 4 couples in a 4-couple longwise set.

Inflected Forms

cotton reels (plural)

Questions

What does cotton reel mean?: A spool, or bobbin used to keep cotton thread tidy.

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